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| (...) I thought the word "orc" is derived from the workers around an orc-pile, i.e. a pile of dead bodies, as referred to in Beowulf. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That would seem logical, especially since Tolkien was a Beowulf scholar, but the attributions I have read specifically say it derives from ogre (or was it ogre actually derives from orc - dang, I don't remember). Bruce (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) FWIW, the American Heritage Dictionary says the root for ogre is from the Latin orcus, god of the underworld...huh. Now I gotta dig up the resource where I got my idea, I vaguely remember this being mentioned. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Yup, that seems to ring a bell. Anyway, the word "Orc" couldn't really be protected under trademark laws (at least in this country). Bruce (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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